A path to a career in medicine
Daryll Dykes’ love of medicine started as a small child, growing up in Syracuse, New York. His mother was a nurse, and he loved visiting her at work. He dreamed of a career in medicine….
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Washington Watch: Good news in final funding bill
Congress has agreed to a 2,232-page, Fiscal year 2018 (FY18) omnibus appropriations bill that increases funding for nearly every program of significance to community colleges, many by substantial amounts. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice…
Mentorship program offers guidance for students
After coming to the U.S. from Nigeria in 2014, Janet Adeleke felt she needed some extra help navigating college life and transitioning into the professional world. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of…
Venturing into bachelor’s degrees
Three Ohio community colleges this week were approved to be the first in the state to offer select bachelor’s degrees. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
Preparing inmates for the workforce
Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana takes its mission to educate everyone in the community seriously: Several of its campuses are carrying out training programs to help prison inmates gain workforce skills so they can…
Emphasis on apprenticeships, Pell for short-term programs
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday emphasized before House appropriators the department’s and administration’s efforts to broaden education and career opportunities through earn-and-learn programs, with a focus on apprenticeships. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
Court filing claims ED illegally got SSN data
A group of former students defrauded by for-profit colleges is claiming in court that the U.S. Education Department (ED) illegally obtained and used their Social Security data to limit their student loan relief. Associated PressCopyright…
Acting on a passion for food and to help others
Editor’s note: This article begins a series on the three recipients of the 2018 American Association of Community Colleges Alumni Awards, which will be presented May 1 at the AACC Annual Convention in Dallas. Tabitha…
A look at free speech on campus
At colleges and universities across the country, emotions were running high after the 2016 presidential election. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily and managing editor of AACC's Community College Journal.More Posts…
Exploring career options earlier
Community college leaders and K-12 superintendents this week discussed the role K-12 systems and partnering community colleges can play in workforce and economic development. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate…